Government ministers and deputies from opposition parties all joined an outcry regarding a court decision that lowers the sentence for 26 suspects who were tried for allegedly raping a 13 year old girl. Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Şahin called the ruling ?unacceptable and worrying,? in a written statement.

from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White
Jeff Gibbs describes the arrest of his father-in-law, Kemal Seven, in the middle of the night during Friday?s mass arrests of people accused of supporting the PKK. Click here and read the ensuing post for the full essay.

from Hurriyet Dailynews by ISTANBUL
Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay says the reasons for a court decion on writer and publisher Zarakolu, who was arrested in Istanbul on Tuesday for his alleged involvement with the outlawed Kurdistan Communities Union along with Professor Büşra Ersanlı and 42 other suspects, should be made public

from Hurriyet Dailynews by ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
The Freedom for Journalists Platform (GÖP) has issued a call to draw the public?s attention to the continued imprisonment of 64 journalists in Turkey and a public press statement set to be released tomorrow.